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andy street, ben houchen, there was so move to distance themselves from rishi sunak. they didn't bother brand affiliation front and centre. it was all along, we will talk about brunt andy. does not have any bearing on your mind on how mps should be approaching the general election? == approaching the general election? » brand — under. frankly, the country has switched from listening to what conservatives have to say. you have to go back to notjust partygate but also some of the disaster decisions like electing liz truss as a leader of the party, the budget and other decisions, to show that frankly the conservatives are not really in a position to be listened to any more. the fact that rishi sunak is in this position and you have got suella braverman stating from the backbenches that the course should be changed, she was part of the party who trumpeted the fact that she was supporting liz truss back in 2022, so when she talks about needing to own decisions and fix, she can take a little bit of a look at her own stunts and decide whether she wants to do that first be
andy street, ben houchen, there was so move to distance themselves from rishi sunak. they didn't bother brand affiliation front and centre. it was all along, we will talk about brunt andy. does not have any bearing on your mind on how mps should be approaching the general election? == approaching the general election? » brand — under. frankly, the country has switched from listening to what conservatives have to say. you have to go back to notjust partygate but also some of the disaster...
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but the point there is ben houchen in tees valley seems to have been able to communicate to his voters that he's able to achieve things. rishi sunak does not seem able to communicate to voters that he's achieving the things you claim. well... i want to put these to you. these are comments from some of your own council leaders who've lost. andrewjefferies, former council leader of thurrock council. he said people were unhappy with the government. they didn't like the message that was coming out the plan. so that's one of your own side who lost this week. he's saying they don't like the national plan. another, andrew baggott, who was leader of basildon council, he said there's a real immense dissatisfaction with people on the ground. what do you say to them? you'rejust not going to change anything? what i would say is the plan is about delivering. the plan is working, but we haven't got all the way so, take inflation. it was 11% when the prime minister became prime minister. it's now down to 3.1. it's not all the way down to the bank of england's target of two when they'll start being ab
but the point there is ben houchen in tees valley seems to have been able to communicate to his voters that he's able to achieve things. rishi sunak does not seem able to communicate to voters that he's achieving the things you claim. well... i want to put these to you. these are comments from some of your own council leaders who've lost. andrewjefferies, former council leader of thurrock council. he said people were unhappy with the government. they didn't like the message that was coming out...
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ben houchen. again, there were some who were thinking the model then who were thinking the model in tees valley could be replicated here, a locally known mayor, someone who almost distanced himself with the party and is seen in their own person. and could they win again here? could andy street win? well, it didn't happen here. and that was a huge, huge celebration for the labour party and it wasjust around 9:00 orjust before 9:00 when we saw lots of members of the labour party take to the floor in front of the stage here. you could see some hugging, some visibly moved. i even saw some tears as well because even though the party threw a lot at this west midlands mayoral race and sir keir starmer had said throughout the campaign they thought they could do it, nobody really knew who was going to win. it was that close. and suddenly we found out through the course of the evening that sir keir starmer had turned up in birmingham and he'd come in person to congratulate the new mayor, richard parker, and
ben houchen. again, there were some who were thinking the model then who were thinking the model in tees valley could be replicated here, a locally known mayor, someone who almost distanced himself with the party and is seen in their own person. and could they win again here? could andy street win? well, it didn't happen here. and that was a huge, huge celebration for the labour party and it wasjust around 9:00 orjust before 9:00 when we saw lots of members of the labour party take to the floor...
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the conservative ben houchen wearing victory but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting conservative or are currently thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general election, they want more progress. they want to give — we need to give them the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that excuse yet. and in classic marginal harlow in essex, the conservatives managed to cling on — just. cheering and applause. the liberal democrats' delight in the less—than—subtle photo opportunity. here they are in winchester in hampshire. let's make this conservative government history! cheering and applause. they're suggesting here the conservatives are soon to be as dead as, yes, the dinosaurs and point to gains they're making at the tories�* expense. in so many parts of the country, it'll be conservative mps worried about liberal democrats. across the south—ea
the conservative ben houchen wearing victory but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting conservative or are currently thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general election, they want more progress. they want to give — we need to give them the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that excuse...
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rishi sunak was out on friday celebrating the one bright spot for the tories — ben houchen keeping hisjob as mayor of tees valley. the prime minister is expected to be back out from today showing he's getting on with the job, knowing some of his mps think that might not be enough. helen catt, bbc news. let's speak to now to our political correspondent harry farley. all the parties absorbing what these figures mean for them in the run—up to a general election. what is your impression with the government? will there be any change in direction? rishi sunak certainly not short of advice from his own backbench mps. you had suella braverman, the former home secretary, urging him to make some fairly radical moves to leave the european convention on human rights, put a cap on migration and also the prominent backbench conservative mp miriam cates is urging him to come in her words, the voters want levelling up, they want patriotism, and they want to be proud of family and they want, in her words, proud of family and they want, in herwords, cultural proud of family and they want, in her words, c
rishi sunak was out on friday celebrating the one bright spot for the tories — ben houchen keeping hisjob as mayor of tees valley. the prime minister is expected to be back out from today showing he's getting on with the job, knowing some of his mps think that might not be enough. helen catt, bbc news. let's speak to now to our political correspondent harry farley. all the parties absorbing what these figures mean for them in the run—up to a general election. what is your impression with...
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. >> yeah i mean come on ben houchen is not going to it's not going to save you in a general election. so i mean i think that labouris election. so i mean i think that labour is ready. but you're absolutely right. it's not just, you know, you just surprises in a general election campaign can happen at any moment, you know, remember the prescott punch? yes, well, i think that might have helped the labour party. >> exactly. but there was also the woman, i think, in the same election who i've forgotten her name. but he shouted outside a hospital, which is a major wobble. there was a major health wobble. there was a major health wobble in the 2001 campaign, which is blair's first re—election campaign. 2005. you had the masochism strategy, where blair put himself, did every interview going and let every interview going and let every voter shout at him, to prove that he was listening. so yeah, absolutely. election campaigns should never be taken for granted. >> gillian duffy and gillian duffy, who can be referred to as a bigoted woman for bringing up migration. >> absolutely, she was abso
. >> yeah i mean come on ben houchen is not going to it's not going to save you in a general election. so i mean i think that labouris election. so i mean i think that labour is ready. but you're absolutely right. it's not just, you know, you just surprises in a general election campaign can happen at any moment, you know, remember the prescott punch? yes, well, i think that might have helped the labour party. >> exactly. but there was also the woman, i think, in the same election...
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ben houchen winning the tees valley mayor. people knew that they couldn't be taken for granted. they knew that it was ben and the conservatives that delivered for them and they stuck with you in this election. and i know that come the general election, they're going to stick with us too. the conservatives hope to win the west midlands mayoral race when the results are out later today. another possible ray of hope in an otherwise bleak picture. but for now at least, rishi sunak looks to have avoided the major rebellion he feared from his own mps. and three miles from the prime minister's house in yorkshire, look who showed up. sir keir starmer here celebrating a labour mayor in york and north yorkshire, where parts of the county are usually solidly tory. to the villages and the towns of north yorkshire, people have voted for change. they voted for labour. webb, christopher paul, commonly known as chris, labour party, 10,825. there was a red pattern across this patchwork of elections in the parliamentary seat of blackpool south, a massive 26% swing to labour in the by election. bu
ben houchen winning the tees valley mayor. people knew that they couldn't be taken for granted. they knew that it was ben and the conservatives that delivered for them and they stuck with you in this election. and i know that come the general election, they're going to stick with us too. the conservatives hope to win the west midlands mayoral race when the results are out later today. another possible ray of hope in an otherwise bleak picture. but for now at least, rishi sunak looks to have...
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well, it is certainly alleged by the opponents of ben houchen that, shall we say, he seems to have had a rather good relationship with the uk treasury, and hm government. the conservative party says this is an example of levelling up in an area that needed levelling up and the conservatives�* opponents say this is an example of the government favouring their own side. i think there is a crucial point to make about this. in the end, anybody who takes on one of these mayoraljobs has first of all to be loyal to their area and only secondly loyal to their party. if you follow the example of borisjohnson when he was mayor of london, he on occasion was willing to indicate his disagreement with the policies then being pursued by david cameron when he was prime minister when he thought he needed to shout for the interests of london and he didn�*t think the uk government were necessarily doing so, so yes, party ties may help the labour mayors, even though the tories might wind west midlands, labour will get most of them, but that�*s the limit. labour will get most of them, but that's the
well, it is certainly alleged by the opponents of ben houchen that, shall we say, he seems to have had a rather good relationship with the uk treasury, and hm government. the conservative party says this is an example of levelling up in an area that needed levelling up and the conservatives�* opponents say this is an example of the government favouring their own side. i think there is a crucial point to make about this. in the end, anybody who takes on one of these mayoraljobs has first of...
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now, of course, tees valley, ben houchen held it and he deserves all credit for it. but if indeed labour's claims are now expectation are right that andy street has now lost the west midlands, then downing street will be bitterly disappointed, and there is very little now for them to hang onto to be able to claim to tory mps that actually things are not quite so bad as the rest of the results have been painted. whether that restarts the rumours about moving against rishi sunak, that is not really in my field. we will have to see. and it will still be all credit to mr street that the result is as narrow as we expect it to be. after all, earlier this afternoon we heard that labour won the west midlands police and crime commissioner election, a parallel election, saying voters, same electorate, quite comfortably. so andy street will still have delivered his personal vote, yet perhaps it is not on this occasion been quite enough. 50 perhaps it is not on this occasion been quite enough.— perhaps it is not on this occasion been quite enough. so what does that mean in ter
now, of course, tees valley, ben houchen held it and he deserves all credit for it. but if indeed labour's claims are now expectation are right that andy street has now lost the west midlands, then downing street will be bitterly disappointed, and there is very little now for them to hang onto to be able to claim to tory mps that actually things are not quite so bad as the rest of the results have been painted. whether that restarts the rumours about moving against rishi sunak, that is not...
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but some cheer for the conservatives as ben houchen hangs on in the mayor's office in tees valley. diary election results are becoming a dangerous habit for the conservatives, but tonight there is no sign it is prompting more tory mps to want to get rid of rishi sunak. —— dire. so what could the results mean for a general election? also on the programme: after the killing of the teenager mikey roynon in somerset last year, three other teenagers, are sentenced. cheering and singing the excited young ipswich town fans praying for promotion tomorrow to the premier league. will you marry me? what? marry me. and...will he or won't he? the last ever episode of gavin and stacey, is coming this christmas.
but some cheer for the conservatives as ben houchen hangs on in the mayor's office in tees valley. diary election results are becoming a dangerous habit for the conservatives, but tonight there is no sign it is prompting more tory mps to want to get rid of rishi sunak. —— dire. so what could the results mean for a general election? also on the programme: after the killing of the teenager mikey roynon in somerset last year, three other teenagers, are sentenced. cheering and singing the...
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so the candidates are conservatives ben houchen. we've also got labour's chris mcewan and liberal democrats simon thorley. so those are the people who have been pounding the stump, as it were, that ben houchen was first elected as mayor for tees valley in 2017. he was re—elected for a second term in 2021, in a landslide victory. so this really is going to be one to watch tonight, isn't it? now the mayor leads the tees valley combined authority, which covers the five boroughs of darlington , boroughs of darlington, hartlepool, middlesbrough, redcar and cleveland and stockton on tees as well. these are going to be great bellwether areas for how a general election could go. some quite big brexit backing areas there. but here's the big one. isn't it. yes, the mayor of london well, it's pretty much a straight shooter between sadiq khan and the conservative susan hall. it is expected that sadiq khan will win another term as the mayor of london, but labour are obviously slightly rattled. wes streeting went viral for tweeting this tweet l
so the candidates are conservatives ben houchen. we've also got labour's chris mcewan and liberal democrats simon thorley. so those are the people who have been pounding the stump, as it were, that ben houchen was first elected as mayor for tees valley in 2017. he was re—elected for a second term in 2021, in a landslide victory. so this really is going to be one to watch tonight, isn't it? now the mayor leads the tees valley combined authority, which covers the five boroughs of darlington ,...
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the conservative ben houchen wearing victory, but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting - conservative or are currently - thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general i election, they want more progress. they want to give... we need to give them - the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that excuse yet. _ and in classic marginal harlow in essex, the conservatives managed to cling on, just. the liberal democrats�* delight in the less—than—subtle photo opportunity. here they are in winchester in hampshire. let's make this conservative government history! cheering. they're suggesting here the conservatives are soon to be as dead as, yes, the dinosaurs and point to gains they're making at the tories�* expense. in so many parts of the country, it'll be conservative mps worried about liberal democrats. across the south—east, the blue wall, the sout
the conservative ben houchen wearing victory, but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting - conservative or are currently - thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general i election, they want more progress. they want to give... we need to give them - the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that...
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but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also tonight, a former post office lawyer is accused of lying over are you going to tell the truth today? jarnail singh was involved in prosecuting an innocent woman. he says he didn't lie. william perry me? 0n newsnight at half ten... the tees valley mayoral win for the conservatives appears to buy
but some cheer for tories, as ben houchen holds on to the mayor's office in tees valley. and i'll be here looking at some of the results in more detail to see what it might mean for the parties at the general election. also tonight, a former post office lawyer is accused of lying over are you going to tell the truth today? jarnail singh was involved in prosecuting an innocent woman. he says he didn't lie. william perry me? 0n newsnight at half ten... the tees valley mayoral win for the...
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of course, the conservatives did hold on the mayoral seat in tees valley, ben houchen there, again another example of a local man being very popular locally, winning that again. if labour managed to win here, also a huge, notable victory for them if they manage to win because it will show that sir keir starmer�*s labour party does have momentum going into a general election, if they are able to unseat someone who has held that post here twice already. that is why people are watching this so closely. that is why there is so much at stake here. for the labour party there has been some concern that an independent candidate here who has been campaigning on the platform of gaza may have drawn some support away from the labour party. we have seenin away from the labour party. we have seen in other parts of the country that some muslim voters who might naturally lean towards the labour party have decided to either stay away or not vote for them because of what they see as sir keir starmer�*s failure to immediately call for a ceasefire following the hamas attacks in october. so there are lots
of course, the conservatives did hold on the mayoral seat in tees valley, ben houchen there, again another example of a local man being very popular locally, winning that again. if labour managed to win here, also a huge, notable victory for them if they manage to win because it will show that sir keir starmer�*s labour party does have momentum going into a general election, if they are able to unseat someone who has held that post here twice already. that is why people are watching this so...
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when you look at the numbers in the tees value, and this swing against ben houchen, he won by 1 million miles, he won by more than 70% of the vote, but there was a big swing against him, and that could still happen and he did so when given the margin of his victory last time. if you look at this swing last time, a lot of the conservative seats in the tees valley would be very vulnerable if anything approaching that swing. there is a degree of interpretation. but if you look eerie at the west midlands and the periphery of birmingham, there are all sorts of interesting battleground westminster seats, which inevitably politicos here will pour over the results of the mayoral contest to begin to see what it might say about the general election. i suppose the intriguing thing to tease away at, and it will be impossible to have answer, but to what extent is the party brand and the national trend significant, to what extent in particular here is brand street, andy street's personal brand, able to break away from the national trend against the conservative.— national trend against the conserva
when you look at the numbers in the tees value, and this swing against ben houchen, he won by 1 million miles, he won by more than 70% of the vote, but there was a big swing against him, and that could still happen and he did so when given the margin of his victory last time. if you look at this swing last time, a lot of the conservative seats in the tees valley would be very vulnerable if anything approaching that swing. there is a degree of interpretation. but if you look eerie at the west...
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the conservative ben houchen wearing victory, but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting - conservative or are currently - thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general i election, they want more progress. we need to give them - the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that excuse yet. _ and in classic marginal harlow in essex, the conservatives managed to cling on, just. the liberal democrats' delight in the less—than—subtle photo opportunity. here they are in winchester in hampshire. let's make this conservative government history! cheering. they're suggesting here the conservatives are soon to be as dead as, yes, the dinosaurs and point to gains they're making at the tories' expense. in so many parts of the country, it'll be conservative mps worried about liberal democrats. across the south—east, the blue wall, the south—west, in many other par
the conservative ben houchen wearing victory, but not a tory rosette. he won by a million miles last time. it was much closer this time, and he had this message for the prime minister. the people that i'm hearing that may not be thinking about voting - conservative or are currently - thinking whether they want to vote conservative at the next general i election, they want more progress. we need to give them - the excuse to vote for us, and we haven't quite given them that excuse yet. _ and in...
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they have to try and spin it, but you know, if you look at tees valley, which is where ben houchen was returned , where houchen was returned, where rishi sunak turned up to lambast, you know, to celebrate a victory, the swing against the tories there was big enough that they'd lose every parliamentary seat and it's likely that they got a better result on thursday than they would in a general election, because ben houchen is personally popular. so i think, you know, i think we are looking at at a labour majority government. >> all right. mary's up next. and mary says nice to see you on the show fleur. but i'm feeling really ill and down in the dumps. so i need a good box set for tomorrow. can you help me out ? out? >> oh, i'm so sorry that you're feeling ill, my, my absolute favourite series is , brideshead favourite series is, brideshead revisited from the 80s. even wars, my favourite author. and it's just a beautiful but heartbreaking series, so stick that on. >> hopefully she doesn't sob . >> hopefully she doesn't sob. what's your favourite darren moore down in the dumps? i probably
they have to try and spin it, but you know, if you look at tees valley, which is where ben houchen was returned , where houchen was returned, where rishi sunak turned up to lambast, you know, to celebrate a victory, the swing against the tories there was big enough that they'd lose every parliamentary seat and it's likely that they got a better result on thursday than they would in a general election, because ben houchen is personally popular. so i think, you know, i think we are looking at at...
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today's greatest britain is, is ben houchen, there we go . right. union jacks there we go. right. union jacks time now, patrick, yeah. well i nominate the students sitting on the outside the front wall of my alma mater, king's college, cambridge, a few weeks ago . it cambridge, a few weeks ago. it got covered in orange paint from just stop oil. now the lawns getting ruined by overprivileged people wearing the keffiyehs. when i thought they were against cultural appropriation , the cultural...
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if you look at ben houchen and what he is doing in these, he is delivering, he is have a positive vision, and the fact that andy street, you're right, he is right on a knife edge, the fact he isn't there, why? because he is doing different things, sitting alongside delivering for his local people. that is what you need, that positive vision. i people. that is what you need, that positive vision.— positive vision. i think you are not auoin to positive vision. i think you are not going to run _ positive vision. i think you are not going to run next _ positive vision. i think you are not going to run next time, _ positive vision. i think you are not going to run next time, is - positive vision. i think you are not going to run next time, is that. going to run next time, is that right? i going to run next time, is that riuht? , ., ., right? i will be running on a aeneral right? i will be running on a general election. _ right? i will be running on a general election. is - right? i will be running on a general election. is that - right? i will be running on a - general election. is that bec
if you look at ben houchen and what he is doing in these, he is delivering, he is have a positive vision, and the fact that andy street, you're right, he is right on a knife edge, the fact he isn't there, why? because he is doing different things, sitting alongside delivering for his local people. that is what you need, that positive vision. i people. that is what you need, that positive vision.— positive vision. i think you are not auoin to positive vision. i think you are not going to run _...
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mr street is not necessarily immune to the laws of political gravity, and whereas ben houchen had an incredibly large majority to defend because he was so successful back in 2021, mr street was always fighting a much more marginal contest, he only had a nine—point lead, and given the kinds of swings we've been seeing since the very first results on thursday, it was obviously the case that it was —— he was potentially vulnerable despite his popularity. we will wait and see, but he has still done remarkably well for a conservative ended in the west midlands in these kind of circumstances, but maybe it isn't quite enough. circumstances, but maybe it isn't quite enough-— circumstances, but maybe it isn't quite enough. john curtice, thank ou ve quite enough. john curtice, thank you very much — quite enough. john curtice, thank you very much indeed. _ quite enough. john curtice, thank you very much indeed. professor| quite enough. john curtice, thank. you very much indeed. professor sir john curtice with the latest in we're still waiting the west midlands result. at school there
mr street is not necessarily immune to the laws of political gravity, and whereas ben houchen had an incredibly large majority to defend because he was so successful back in 2021, mr street was always fighting a much more marginal contest, he only had a nine—point lead, and given the kinds of swings we've been seeing since the very first results on thursday, it was obviously the case that it was —— he was potentially vulnerable despite his popularity. we will wait and see, but he has...
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. >> and i think that's a very important point, because if you look at ben houchen and andy street and both of them well known as individuals, the bulk of their vote is still the tory vote. their personality adds a few points, but on the tory base, it doesn't create the whole of their vote. >> they didn't manage to beat the national polls. yes they didn't. the national swing, they didn't. the national swing, they didn't manage to beat the national team. i still think that that it shows. i still think that personality politics, when it comes to the mayoral seats plays a role. but overall, yes, just picking up jacob on on a status point , the mayoral a status point, the mayoral election in the west midlands, though , is the kind of case i am though, is the kind of case i am making for the just 1500 votes out of half a million cast for the two candidates. now there is a case the tories could have won that. now he pulled out all the stops as best he could, a little tiny bit more organisation, a little tiny bit more work. worked very hard, sure, but, it is, it is, cringe making to lose an e
. >> and i think that's a very important point, because if you look at ben houchen and andy street and both of them well known as individuals, the bulk of their vote is still the tory vote. their personality adds a few points, but on the tory base, it doesn't create the whole of their vote. >> they didn't manage to beat the national polls. yes they didn't. the national swing, they didn't. the national swing, they didn't manage to beat the national team. i still think that that it...
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ben houchen managed to hang on up in teesside, albeit with a vote share that was down by 20, and they'll certainly be pleased to have won the west midlands from the conservatives. andy street. so a good night for labour, but not exactly overwhelming. didn't exactly feel like tony blair in 1997. as for reform, well, they only stood in 15% of seats. i think what they did prove is they don't have much of a machine on the ground, but that the polls are right because it costs across the 300 seats in which they stood. they averaged 12% with, as i say, nearly 17% in blackpool south. so there is a reform vote there of that, there's no doubt. but to me, the really big feature. well, i've been talking about it for months on this show. the growth of sectarian politics. i said to all of you that george galloway's win in that rochdale by—election was not a one off. let's have a look at some of the scenes that we witnessed last thursday night into friday. steyerm. hello. hello . steyerm. hello. hello. >> i'm going to tell you something here. this is a clear message to starmer. bradford has rejected
ben houchen managed to hang on up in teesside, albeit with a vote share that was down by 20, and they'll certainly be pleased to have won the west midlands from the conservatives. andy street. so a good night for labour, but not exactly overwhelming. didn't exactly feel like tony blair in 1997. as for reform, well, they only stood in 15% of seats. i think what they did prove is they don't have much of a machine on the ground, but that the polls are right because it costs across the 300 seats in...
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. >> and i think that's a very important point, because if you look at ben houchen and andy street and both of them well known as individuals, the bulk of their vote is still the tory vote. their personality adds a few points, but on the tory base, it doesn't create the whole of their vote. >> they didn't manage to beat the national polls. yes they didn't. the national swing, they didn't. the national swing, they didn't manage to beat the national team. i still think that that it shows. i still think that personality politics, when it comes to the mayoral seats plays a role. but overall, yes, just picking up jacob on on a status point , the mayoral a status point, the mayoral election in the west midlands, though , is the kind of case i am though, is the kind of case i am making for the just 1500 votes out of half a million cast for the two candidates. now there is a case the tories could have won that. now he pulled out all the stops as best he could, a little tiny bit more organisation, a little tiny bit more work. worked very hard, sure, but, it is, it is, cringe making to lose an e
. >> and i think that's a very important point, because if you look at ben houchen and andy street and both of them well known as individuals, the bulk of their vote is still the tory vote. their personality adds a few points, but on the tory base, it doesn't create the whole of their vote. >> they didn't manage to beat the national polls. yes they didn't. the national swing, they didn't. the national swing, they didn't manage to beat the national team. i still think that that it...
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ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> we've heard tonight that veteran party activist graham mccormick has pulled out of the race to become leader of the snp and scotland's next first minister. it leaves just john swinney as the official candidate to succeed humza yousaf, after the former leader announced he's stepping down. mr mccormick says that he'll be backing mr swinney's nomination for the role instead, after the pair had, he said, a fruitful conversation . a candlelit vigil conversation. a candlelit vigil has bee
ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the...
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. >> it will be a choice between mayors like andy street and ben houchen who are delivering, or mayors like sadiq khan who who just simply virtue signal. mr speaker , it's higher taxes, more speaker, it's higher taxes, more crime and ulez with labour or it's lower taxes and better services with the conservatives that's the choice from west midlands to teesside to london, there is only one choice vote conservative. >> mr speaker , we concede the >> mr speaker, we concede the rwanda deterrent is working and we have now deported our first illegal migrants. >> but unsurprisingly , labour >> but unsurprisingly, labour just don't care. >> the shadow home secretary is busy posing for pics, encouraging more boats to come over. >> oven >> the leader of the labour party said he would cancel the rwanda flights. he took a knee when signing letters, stopping us deporting illegal foreign national offenders who committed crimes like murder and rape and he do a deal with the eu surrendering our borders to 100,000 legal migrants. >> isn't it right, prime minister that only the conservatives will stop t
. >> it will be a choice between mayors like andy street and ben houchen who are delivering, or mayors like sadiq khan who who just simply virtue signal. mr speaker , it's higher taxes, more speaker, it's higher taxes, more crime and ulez with labour or it's lower taxes and better services with the conservatives that's the choice from west midlands to teesside to london, there is only one choice vote conservative. >> mr speaker , we concede the >> mr speaker, we concede the...
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the line that he would retain both ben houchen in tees valley and andy street in the west midlands. >> i mean, the andy street thing is i think is the biggest shock of this whole election. >> absolutely. i didn't expect that. i'll be completely honest. i'm wearing my partisan colours today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter . today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter. i today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter . i always have labour supporter. i always have been, i did my leafleting for sadiq and clearly it was me. what won it, why, sadiq? >> because, i mean, obviously the issue with maybe it's just politics, but the issue a lot of londoners seem to have with sadiq just shows that he is a divisive character. well people say london need more of unifier. >> i mean, one of the things that sadiq has done, particularly in terms of where the labour party was 4 or 5 years ago, is really reach out across faith communities. he is across faith communities. he is a devout muslim man, but he is actually very well respected in the jewish community. for example, for all the work that he'
the line that he would retain both ben houchen in tees valley and andy street in the west midlands. >> i mean, the andy street thing is i think is the biggest shock of this whole election. >> absolutely. i didn't expect that. i'll be completely honest. i'm wearing my partisan colours today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter . today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter. i today. i'm, you know, i'm a labour supporter . i always have labour supporter. i always have been, i did my...
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ben houchen, surviving in tees valley was one, and another was this poll that came out which put labour only nine points ahead of the conservatives. now, beanng ahead of the conservatives. now, bearing in mind most of the polling puts labour 20 points ahead. this, of course, they have latched on to and they've said, look, we might be looking at a hung parliament. and of course, the reason that they're doing this is , is to send a doing this is, is to send a message that to conservative voters, it's not necessarily a given that there's going to be a huge labour majority. therefore, you'll find to just sit on your hands because you're very cross with us or go and vote for a form because you're very cross with us, so i think it's helpful for him to sort of paint that picture. and i think worth saying, of course, that you can't you know, the 9% is if people voted in that way in a general election and, and that is assuming that the nationalist vote in scotland, which of course, had no elections this time and wales stayed the same as 2019, now we're pretty sure, aren't we, that the snp are go
ben houchen, surviving in tees valley was one, and another was this poll that came out which put labour only nine points ahead of the conservatives. now, beanng ahead of the conservatives. now, bearing in mind most of the polling puts labour 20 points ahead. this, of course, they have latched on to and they've said, look, we might be looking at a hung parliament. and of course, the reason that they're doing this is , is to send a doing this is, is to send a message that to conservative voters,...
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ben houchen, re—elected in that seat . well, despite the evidence that people will stick with the conservatives, rishi sunak says the general election will prove positive for his party. >> keir starmer came here twice, rachel reeves came here three times. but even they couldn't dislodge ben and the fantastic conservative team , right. and conservative team, right. and they also threw a lot of mud. it needs to be said in this election because they were angry. angry that ben has delivered more for this region in seven years than labour party managed in 30 years. >> well, let's take one final look tonight at the latest council results from across england. counting has now finished the final election result for tonight being declared tomorrow. those remaining results will follow with seven contests to be announced. london, the west midlands, greater manchester, west yorkshire, liverpool , south west yorkshire, liverpool, south yorkshire and in salford . in yorkshire and in salford. in other news, the family of murdered schoolb
ben houchen, re—elected in that seat . well, despite the evidence that people will stick with the conservatives, rishi sunak says the general election will prove positive for his party. >> keir starmer came here twice, rachel reeves came here three times. but even they couldn't dislodge ben and the fantastic conservative team , right. and conservative team, right. and they also threw a lot of mud. it needs to be said in this election because they were angry. angry that ben has delivered...
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houchen successful in the elections. wish he was still the other day, which is because we're seeing progress in those areas and where people are actually seeing investment in their communities and making a difference. do you wish, however well , what difference. do you wish, however well, what happened, what happened? and i know personally because of what happened, i could no longer be a member of bofis could no longer be a member of boris johnson's government, which is why i resigned. i'm absolutely confident that rishi sunakis absolutely confident that rishi sunak is the right leader for us at the moment, that he knows what people's priorities are. he's really committed on delivering and he's getting on with the job. >> steve to jack's question, jack is clearly a fan of boris johnson . he's a voter in johnson. he's a voter in blackpool . well, he wants to ask blackpool. well, he wants to ask keir, was it a good idea to get rid of boris johnson? i mean, there were some reports that in labour hq people jumped for joy th
houchen successful in the elections. wish he was still the other day, which is because we're seeing progress in those areas and where people are actually seeing investment in their communities and making a difference. do you wish, however well , what difference. do you wish, however well, what happened, what happened? and i know personally because of what happened, i could no longer be a member of bofis could no longer be a member of boris johnson's government, which is why i resigned. i'm...
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there was a big swing in tees valley yesterday, even though ben houchen held on for the conservatives, and the swing in london between labour and the conservatives was about 3.2%, but the margin of victory then for sadiq khan was actually over 11% over his conservative rival. so the picture is pretty clear that these mayoral teas, and there were several others, we haven't talked about greater manchester, liverpool, the new one in the east midlands and yorkshire, labourwon new one in the east midlands and yorkshire, labour won all of them, andindeed yorkshire, labour won all of them, and indeed the north—east. so it is nearly a clean sweep for these mayoral teas, and i think it will change the narrative in the way it is understood by conservative mps and members, and it will be interesting to see how the media carries the story along tomorrow. i do want to bring an update, because andy street has spoken to our political editor chris mason. he has told him that he did it his way, i did it my way, and to insist that rishi sunak should lead the conservatives into the general election. h
there was a big swing in tees valley yesterday, even though ben houchen held on for the conservatives, and the swing in london between labour and the conservatives was about 3.2%, but the margin of victory then for sadiq khan was actually over 11% over his conservative rival. so the picture is pretty clear that these mayoral teas, and there were several others, we haven't talked about greater manchester, liverpool, the new one in the east midlands and yorkshire, labourwon new one in the east...
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vie, the fact that the that the tories were able to keep ben houchen as the mayor in tees valley was really important. he won with 73% of the vote last time, went down to 53% this time. but, it still it still was a win. the fact he kept, council losses to below 600, that would have been catastrophic. that helped slightly. so no, they're not it's not the end of the road for the tories in that sense. but it is a question of how many they save. and at the moment i think we're still looking at an overall labour majority . overall labour majority. >> okay, nigel, thank you very much indeed and good to see you. i don't know what to believe from anybody. now in terms of, i mean, the fact the prime minister has said the conservatives are likely not to be the biggest party is an unbelievable admission from from a prime minister. you never hear that. >> you're right. that. >> you're right . yeah. >> you're right. yeah. >> you're right. yeah. >> i can't quite get my head around him saying it's a nice bit of honesty, actually. it's just it's just a shock that he's said it . but just it's just a
vie, the fact that the that the tories were able to keep ben houchen as the mayor in tees valley was really important. he won with 73% of the vote last time, went down to 53% this time. but, it still it still was a win. the fact he kept, council losses to below 600, that would have been catastrophic. that helped slightly. so no, they're not it's not the end of the road for the tories in that sense. but it is a question of how many they save. and at the moment i think we're still looking at an...
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ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the palestinian people. and if we were to be elected at the coming election, that would be a big foreign policy priority for us. >> us. >> we've heard tonight that veteran party activist graham mccormick has pulled out of the race to become leader of the snp and scotland's next first minister. it leaves just john swinney as the official candidate to succeed humza yousaf, after the former leader announced he's stepping down. mr mccormick says that he'll be backing mr swinney's nomination for the role instead, after the pair had, he said, a fruitful conversation . a candlelit vigil conversation. a candlelit vigil has bee
ben houchen remains in his post in teesside, but labour's national campaign coordinator , national campaign coordinator, pat mcfadden, says his party shouldn't be too complacent . shouldn't be too complacent. >> but two things have guided our position all along. one is the one that you just mentioned, which is israel's right to defend itself after the appalling attacks on october the 7th. that will remain. we will stick up for that. but we also want to see a better future for the...
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and you haven't mentioned, of course, that, ben houchen up in teesside absolutely romped home, romped home with a very big majority, not as big as the previous occasion, but still very handsome indeed. and it does show if you have really good candidates and we do , then you candidates and we do, then you know, they get through, they cut through to the voters. voters actually very often will vote for the individual and for what they want to see continue . so they want to see continue. so we'll have to see how that how that pans out . that pans out. >> now rishi sunak has six months to audition for the job of our next prime minister, so to speak. edwina, what does he need to do? what needs to happen ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think rishi and, and, the chancellor and in fact, most of the cabinet, i admire them very much indeed. they're good and decent people , there's something decent people, there's something in me that says, you know what? that's lovely . that's exactly that's lovely. that's exactly what we want. people who put the welfare of the country first. we're trying to make sure that t
and you haven't mentioned, of course, that, ben houchen up in teesside absolutely romped home, romped home with a very big majority, not as big as the previous occasion, but still very handsome indeed. and it does show if you have really good candidates and we do , then you candidates and we do, then you know, they get through, they cut through to the voters. voters actually very often will vote for the individual and for what they want to see continue . so they want to see continue. so we'll...
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. >> i mean ben houchen had a sort of putin esque majority . right. of putin esque majority. right. this was banana republic territory. how big his majority was. but now this time around, he has lost what, 20 points in in the actual at the ballot box. but he held on. he wasn't expected to hold on. and that's the force of personality. and actually many in tees valley themselves would argue the force of delivery right . of delivery right. >> so you've got the best job of the day delivering that london result potentially. and you're also on saturday five tonight. >> absolutely. 6:00 we're going to be scrutinising all of the things that we've just mentioned. we'll be having a ding dong. i'm sure benjamin butterworth's got some things to say about what's happening in london. and it'll be we've got fleur coming in, who was a newbie for the saturday five, but she's great. she a host of the blonde bombshell podcast. sounds good. so yeah, look forward to that one. >> six eight 6 to 8. ummi, benjamin, fleur, albie that's it. all the band. absolutely good stuff. >> all the lads all the lads ,
. >> i mean ben houchen had a sort of putin esque majority . right. of putin esque majority. right. this was banana republic territory. how big his majority was. but now this time around, he has lost what, 20 points in in the actual at the ballot box. but he held on. he wasn't expected to hold on. and that's the force of personality. and actually many in tees valley themselves would argue the force of delivery right . of delivery right. >> so you've got the best job of the day...
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ben houchen, the local mayor who hung on, who says sunak is safe for now. the idea that people in the conservative party think we can change prime minister yet again, whoever that may be, and still think we have any chance of winning the next election is for the birds. the council results were dire for the tories, with all the nerves that creates for the general election. that's quite a swing, isn't it? i mean, you'd be toast if there was a 16% swing to labour, wouldn't you? these results might sketch out the political future. so this morning, what might it hold?
ben houchen, the local mayor who hung on, who says sunak is safe for now. the idea that people in the conservative party think we can change prime minister yet again, whoever that may be, and still think we have any chance of winning the next election is for the birds. the council results were dire for the tories, with all the nerves that creates for the general election. that's quite a swing, isn't it? i mean, you'd be toast if there was a 16% swing to labour, wouldn't you? these results might...
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a catastrophe would have been ben houchen losing in tees valley, and also so 600 councillors lost. so he lost just under 500. so it is really dismal. what is crazy is for rishi sunak to use the so—called national, national projected vote figures to say that there'll be a hung parliament at there'll be a hung parliament at the end of it. those figures are all about what might have happened if local elections had been held everywhere in the country. yeah 1 in 5 people will vote differently at a at a general election. didn't take into into account wales where there were no elections or scotland or really the effect of reform. so the figures become meaningless and you feel like rishi stone is clutching at straws just to say, hey , look, straws just to say, hey, look, you know, just one thing. >> i think i thought labour would have done better in share in terms of share of the vote, because they weren't up on last yeah because they weren't up on last year. that doesn't show that he's rampaging. no, that's right. when he sort of limped limping. yeah. >> yeah . starmer we're talking >>
a catastrophe would have been ben houchen losing in tees valley, and also so 600 councillors lost. so he lost just under 500. so it is really dismal. what is crazy is for rishi sunak to use the so—called national, national projected vote figures to say that there'll be a hung parliament at there'll be a hung parliament at the end of it. those figures are all about what might have happened if local elections had been held everywhere in the country. yeah 1 in 5 people will vote differently at a...
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ben houchen, the star last week, the one guy who won a local council election saying sunak is a complete chaos, repeating what natalie elphicke said has to go i don't think, i don't think ben's coming over. i'm not sure, she's got her own history with her husband. she wasn't really she wasn't politician for very long, bless her, and, yes. i mean, everybody who doesn't like starmer . and believe me, martin. starmer. and believe me, martin. and more of those than you might imagine, the labour party's now using it as a great excuse for finally got something they can dump a bit on starmer, but actually politically , it's very actually politically, it's very helpful, it just shows the tory party completely in utter meltdown. and the lead for labour this morning was over 30 points extending, getting bigger all the time. that's the only defection that counts. tory voters defecting to labour now dennis natalie has said she won't be standing at the next election. >> the labour party already has their own candidate for dover, so what's her reward going to be, do you think she hasn't done this for
ben houchen, the star last week, the one guy who won a local council election saying sunak is a complete chaos, repeating what natalie elphicke said has to go i don't think, i don't think ben's coming over. i'm not sure, she's got her own history with her husband. she wasn't really she wasn't politician for very long, bless her, and, yes. i mean, everybody who doesn't like starmer . and believe me, martin. starmer. and believe me, martin. and more of those than you might imagine, the labour...
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and i think that people like ben houchen and andy street have done so much that people will look at what they have achieved for their communities, and that's what they will be voting for. kemi he's campaigning. >> i'm just interested. what are you doing ? where are you at with you doing? where are you at with your life and your professional career? gb news you're on gb news. what are you doing on gb news? well, you know, i'm just interested in how you're positioning yourself or what the what the future holds for you . what the future holds for you. >> well, my, most critical priority is to do everything we can to get a conservative government. i think that it is conservatives that run this country best and deliver for people. so this morning, i am telling our story, and i will be going out campaigning, you know, later on. but really , what later on. but really, what i want to see is us win an election . it's very difficult election. it's very difficult after 14 years. there's often a natural fatigue , but there is so natural fatigue, but there is so much that we have done. and i want to
and i think that people like ben houchen and andy street have done so much that people will look at what they have achieved for their communities, and that's what they will be voting for. kemi he's campaigning. >> i'm just interested. what are you doing ? where are you at with you doing? where are you at with your life and your professional career? gb news you're on gb news. what are you doing on gb news? well, you know, i'm just interested in how you're positioning yourself or what the...